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No. 295.083. Patented Mar. 11,1884.

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Unites States ANTON TRUNK, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTIGUT.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,083, dated March11, 1884.

Application filed January .13, 1854.

To (i /Z5 whom it ntrty concern;

Be it known that I, Arron TRUNK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairlield and State of Connectic-ut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements-in Toys; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will on able others skilled in theart to which it appertaius to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements in toyknives, and has for its object to provide a cheap and durable toy whichshall combine the features both of a knife and toy; and with these endsin view my invention consists in arranging an independent piece or plateof lead, or any other suitable'niaterial, over the rear end of theknifehandle, and then over this plate placing a cap and securing it tothe handle proper'in such manner that a free rotation of said cap isallowed, while at the same time the contact between the cap and plate isconstant; and, also, my invention further consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of ele ments herei nafter fully and indetail explained, and then specifically designated by the claims. Inorder that those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains maymore fully understand the same, I will proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring by letter to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part oi'this specification, in whicl Figure 1 is alongitudinal sectionof a knife constructed in accordance with myinvention; 2, a detail perspective of the knife-handle proper, showingthe rear on d thereof adapted to accommodate the plate; Fig. 3, asimilar view of the cap;.Fig. 4, a perspective illustrating the front ofthe plate, which fits into the handle; and Fig. 5, a similar view of therear end of the plate, which is adapted to enter the cap.

Similarlctters denote like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

Ais the handle of the knife, and B the blade, secured therein in anyordinary manner. This handle I preferablyconstruct of wood, and form arecess, 0, in the extreme rear end.

D is a plate or dish of lead, or any other suitable material, havingprojections E F on its front and rear faces, respectively. A cen- (Nomodel.)

trallongitudinal opening, G, is made through this plate, for the purposepresently explained.

H isthe cap, which I preferably make of wood.

I is a recess formed in the forward end of said cap, and J a centralopening extending longitudinally th rough th e latter, and enlarged andadapted at the front portion to accoinino date the projection F.

In assembling the several. parts of my iinprovenient, I place the plateover the handle,

ticular point to correspond with the lateral contour of thisproj ection. A screw, K, threaded only atits forward extremity, is then passedthrough the openings in the cap and plate into the handle, and the partsthereby secured in operative position. I'he opening through the cap isconsiderably greater in diameter than the screw, so that it will bereadily understood that there is no friction between said screw and cap.7

Inoperating rnyimprovement, the cap is turned around by the hand, andthe friction between the projection F and the cap will produce a soundvarying in pitch and loudness, according to the manner in which the capis turned around. In fact, by expert manipulation, the singing of acanary or the chirrup of a squirrel may be almost accurately imitated.It will be observed that the cap does not extend to the base of theprojection 1 the reason for this being that there is more or less wearon said cap and projection,which is readily compensated for by simplydriving the screw farther into the handle, and thereby insuring enoughcontact to bring about the desired result.

I am aware that devices of various descriptions have been constructed toproduce all sorts of sounds; but they are, without exception,independent toys; and I do not wish to be understood as laying claim,broadly, to any such device.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters at-ent, is-

1. As a new article of manufacture, a knife IOU knife, of an independentcap secured to the having attached at the rear portion of the hair dle acap adapted to be turned around, and thereby produce, by frictionagainst a leaden or other plate or disk, a series of sounds,substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the handle of a handle in such manner as toturn freely, and aleaden or other-suitable plate or disk placed betweensaid handle and cap, substantially as shown and described.

3. In combination with a knife-handle, the plate or disk, of lead orother suitable mate rial, adapted to be attached over said handle, andhaving a projection extending within an independent cap secured to thehandle so as to turn freely, substantially as and for the purposes setforth. 4. As a toy, a leaden or other plate or disk adapted to be placedover the rear end of a l knife-handle, and having a projection on itsrear face, in combination with a cap adapted at its forward portion toaccommodate said projection, and secured in position by a screw or ANTONTRUN K.

\Vitnesses:

' S. S. WiLLIAMsoN, WILLIAM J. HAVILAND.

